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Cailynne
Chapter __ Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cell | The basic unit of living organisms |
| Compound light microscope | Uses a series of lenses to magnify objects in steps |
| Cell theory | (Memorize three main ideas) |
| Electron microscope | Microscope developed in 1930's and 1940's , uses a beam of electrons instead of light to magnify structures up to 500,000 times their actual size. |
| Organelle | Small specialized structures |
| Prokaryote | Type ps of cells that Don't have membrane bound organelles |
| Eukaryote | Types of cells that are multicellular organisms we know are made up of eukaryotic cells |
| Nucleus | Central membrane bound organelle that manages or controls cellular functions |
| Organization | The orderly structure of cells in an organism . |
| ion | an atom or group of atoms with a positive or negative electrical charge |
| plasma membrane | flexible membrane between the cell and its environment, to allow a steady supply of these nutrient to come to the cell no matter what the external conditions are. |
| selective permeability | process in which a membrane allows some of the molecules to pass through while keeping others out. |
| phospholipid | has a glycerol backbone, two fatty acid chains, and phosphate group. |
| fluid mosaic model | model of the plasma membrane |
| transport protein | proteins that span the entire membrane help form the selectively permeable molecules enter and which molecules leave a cell. |
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